Frankenstein
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Released
- 1994
- Country
- United States, Japan, United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1994
Storyline
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
Top credits
Robert De Niro — Creature, Sharp Featured Man
Kenneth Branagh — Victor Frankenstein
Helena Bonham Carter — Elizabeth Lavenza
Tom Hulce — Henry Clerval
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• Producer Francis Ford Coppola had originally planned to direct this movie as a companion piece to Dracula (1992), but eventually stepped back to let Sir Kenneth Branagh direct. Coppola later regretted his decision after several disagreements with Branagh during filming.
• Robert De Niro studied stroke victims to get a purchase on speech that is struggling to emerge.
• Veteran horror actor Sir Christopher Lee, who played the Creature in Hammer Studio's The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), was asked at the premiere of this film about the differences between his version and this new adaptation. Lee replied, "About forty years and forty million dollars."
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $22,006,296
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $11,212,889 (1994-11-06)
User reviews
Viewing it after 20+ years has changed my opinion.
Another Great Film from Kenneth Branagh
Frankenstein's Turn
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
